SCHIMA MAYER STARLINGER Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Managing Partners: Christian Mayer, Thomas Starlinger

Partners: Moritz Am Ende, Julia Andras, Markus Dax, Philipp Gamauf, Georg Schima, Stephan Schmalzl, Birgit Vogt-Majarek

Number of partners: 9

Number of lawyers: 22

Firm Overview

sms.law - short for SCHIMA MAYER STARLINGER Attorneys at Law is a fast-growing, modern, and dynamic Austrian business law firm based in Vienna. The firm was founded in 2018 by a merger of two well-renowned practices, when the team around Georg Schima, focussing on Employment Law and Corporate Governance, and the acclaimed Energy and Competition boutique law firm Starlinger Mayer decided to join forces. Not too long after, they were joined by Stephan Schmalzl, who is now heading the Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A practices, Markus Dax, covering the Real Estate practice, and Philipp Gamauf, who is rounding up the firm’s service portfolio with his Corporate, Employment & Real Estate expertise. At the start of 2024, Julia Andras joined the team, contributing her extensive experience in Dispute Resolution & Litigation, strengthening the team's capabilities.

sms.law’s approach is to offer its clients not only efficient top-tier advice, spot-on communication, a quick response time, and availability, but also most importantly innovative entrepreneurial solutions. The lawyers are fiercely dedicated to their work and renowned for their in-depth knowledge and experience in a wide range of industries, from the energy sector to luxury products – where the team covers the full range of business law.

sms.law works with national as well as international clients across the world and industry sectors. Therefore, one of the firm’s additional big assets for their clients with cross-border matters is their memberships with two of the world’s highest acclaimed law networks - the Ius laboris and MARCALLIANCE platforms together provide access to over 2500 reliable and entrusted long-term partners and advisors in over 100 countries.

Main Areas of Practice

Employment | Key Contacts: Georg Schima, Birgit Vogt-Majarek, Philipp Gamauf

Energy | Key Contacts: Thomas Starlinger, Christian Mayer, Moritz Am Ende

Competition & Antitrust Law | Key Contacts: Christian Mayer, Moritz Am Ende

Corporate/M&A, Corporate Governance | Key Contacts: Georg Schima, Stephan Schmalzl, Christian Mayer, Philipp Gamauf

Dispute Resolution & Litigation | Key Contacts: Georg Schima, Julia Andras, Christian Mayer, Thomas Starlinger, Stephan Schmalzl

Banking & Finance | Key Contacts: Stephan Schmalzl, Georg Schima

European & State Aid Law | Key Contact: Moritz Am Ende

IP/IT, Media, and Data Protection Law | Key Contact: Birgit Vogt-Majarek

Real Estate | Key Contacts: Markus Dax, Thomas Starlinger, Philipp Gamauf

Public Law | Key Contacts: Thomas Starlinger, Birgit Vogt-Majarek, Stephan Schmalzl

Private Clients, Succession Planning and Foundations | Key Contact: Georg Schima, Stephan Schmalzl, Markus Dax

Industry Sector Expertise

Aeronautics | Advertising | Automotive | Beauty | Construction & Development | Consumer Product Manufacturing | Energy & Natural Resources | Employment Agencies | Financial Services | Food & Beverage Producers | Gaming & Entertainment | Health Care | Hotels & Tourism | Information Science/Technology & Communications | Insurance | Luxury Products | Media | Pharma & Life Sciences | Real Estate | Retail | Sports | Training & Education | Transportation & Ground Handling

Offices

Schima Mayer Starlinger Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Trabrennstrasse 2B, A-1020 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43 (0)1 383 60

Fax: +43 (0)1 383 60 80

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.sms.law

Contacts

Moritz Am Ende: [email protected]

Julia Andras: julia[email protected]

Markus Dax: [email protected]

Philipp Gamauf: [email protected]

Christian Mayer: [email protected]

Georg Schima: [email protected]

Stephan Schmalzl: [email protected]

Thomas Starlinger: [email protected]

Birgit Vogt-Majarek: [email protected]